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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SON-TELEGRAM, SATURDAY, JULY 29, 1922

1 MYSTERY of CRESSTE FARM

Bp JULIA R. BURR

as they" rounded a curve, "If that Isn't Mattic:s K:yde. coming in that

CHAPTER III.

. C Ca,v,n Dcyln ,..,1, imi k I. I.IV hat

llb0ya, Jumped int0 tno car! And by jinks, there V not a Sct'l

with him. Suro enough, ft was Mattie's

quickly, and were noon seen hur

rying down the country road. . ' "Stop at Brannon's first, Bob,"

ran away there once. He might! B,onBM,ao ,no UUBSy a,ia KIJi'ieu.

time, Ned would not have taken orders from Hob. but in this case hi? knew better than to object. So the exchange was made, and Ned and Jimmy were left to drive homo alono in the carriage. Jimmy bocame very much alarmed at the disappearance of both Constance nTi Jackie. "Someil:!!? Jia3 really happened

to them. I know-:oV, he s-aid.

THE. SWIMMING CLASS LESSON VIII

By JACK GIHON

brother Hob pulled the car up .Ternap; rd better telegrrh tho

The Man Who Taught One Thousand New Orleans Boys and Girls How to Swim

be there, this time."

"We'll stop," Hob answered, "but I doubt very much that we find him there." He brought the car to a stop in .front of a low, rambling farmhouse and jumped out, Ned and Jimmic following. "Good afternoon Mrs. Brannon,"

said Bob politely, "Is have you seen anything of Jackie? Is he here?" "Jackie!" exclaimed Mr?. Biannon. "Why, no. What's the matter, he " "He'a gone, lost, or something

has happened to him," said Hob J and fer her to come right the min-

folks about Connie."

tle-i -oh. I wouldn't vet." advised

Ned, "They haven't been lost very long, you know, and we may find them very soon." "Yes, that's true," agreed Jimmie. "Yet, I am still in the dark about that, one question that keeps looming up in front of me where is Constance ?" "And Jackie?" finishedrNed. (To be continued)

"Say, Where's Mat tie?"

manded. "Why she's 'bout to town by this time, I reckon," drawled Mattie's uncle Abe. "Thunder!" expostulated Bob "What'd she go to town for? Did she take Jackie with her?" "One question at a time, young man", advised Abe. "I ain't no rapid calculator or question answerer. Why, Mattie she went to town to ketch a train fer New Weston. She jist got a telegraph from the folks savin' as how her ma was

jist about ready to breathe her last! The little thatched house just ovef

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excitedly.

tie when

'We left him with mar

"Mattie!" said Mrs. Brannon, "why I saw Mattie Just ten minutes ago. She was with her uncle in he buggy, and they were driving as fast a3 they could go. Driving toward town, too." Bob was all excited. He tried to

talk, but his words got too twisted to understand. Ned glanced up

quickly. . "Was Jackie with them " he said, "and a girl?" "I can't say for sure," she re-

piled. "I do know, though, that

there was no girl in with them. As to Jackie, I can't say. He's so little you know he might have been with her. but I did not see him." "We'll soon know," said Bob sud

denly, "an automobile can over

take a buggy In no time. Come on, fellows, we must be on their trail. Thank you Mrs. Brannon. Good bye." They were off again, but this time full of hope. "I can't understand what all this means " said Ned knitting his brows.- "Why should Mattie leave

IH'UIC BU DUUUI'UIJ VI UJ UIU D 11 KJ take Jackie?" "Yes, but we don't know that she has taken Jackie," said Jinimie, we only know that she has gone." There's something strange" commented Bob, "Mattie isn't used to picking up and leaving at any time she chooses. And she couldn't have 4rft Jackie alone. I know her to well for that." "Say, look there!" exclaimed Ned

ute. Naw, she didn't take the kid,

she left him with one of them cous-

the way

Has stood empty

yesterday.

for years until

ins o' yourn to keep and explain j When a furniture cart drew up in until the folks came up to the the road, house. 'S' matter, didn't the girl i And two men climbed out, and be-

tell ye?"

"Did you hear that?" asked Bob, "He says she left Jackie with Constance until we reached the house.

She had to leave on the spot, I suppose. Now, something has happened to them.' Bob quickly told Abe what the trouble was, and then all joking was put aside on his part and he became quite serious. He then told about Mattie's leaving more definitely. He had received the telegram which was for Mattie and delivered it to her. When she had found what bad news it contained,

she knew she must go, and quickly leaving Constance, who had gone ahead of the rest of the family up to the house, in charge of Jackie and witli an explanation of her

sudden departure, she had her uncle drive off at a quick pace toward the town. On their way. they were overtaken by a friend of Mattie's, who was in a machine, and offered to take her to town. It was a little later that he met the boys. "There's nothing for us to do now, then," said Bob, "until we see dad and tell him all about it. You'd better come along, Mr. Wilkson, Never mind about your buggy. Ned and Jimmy can drive that home. I'll need you to tell father all that you know." j Probably, had it been any other I

gan to unload.

There were cupboards and tables, and big easy chairs; Then another cart came, and they carried upstairs A tall rocking-horse and a pretty white bed Where birdies were carved at the foot, and the head. And right on the top of the next load there sat A rosy-cheeked boy with a plum.? in his hat. He waved it and waved it, as high as could be.

"Hurrah!" then I cried, "here's a order of a fish-tail motion of each

Ornamental .swimming is the title under which every little acquatic trick is performed. For the swimmer, who is thoroughly at

home in the water, almost any of

these tricks is a matter of practice and can be performed after a few trials. PORPOISE:' Imitation of a porpoise is one of the greatest stunts you can do. It consists merely of a series of surface dives, letting the feet rise high from the water legs straight and toes pointed as you

i go down. If the water is shallow

that is, about four feet deep go to the bottom, crouch, and spring!

upward. Done over and over again it is very effective. SOMERSAULTS: Tread water, with arms out to the sides, palms down. Bend head forward, take a hard stroke with both arms to force the body down, and keep It curved until you reach the surface again. Performed swiftly and cleanly it is a pleasing trick. For a back somersault, start in the same manner, only throwing back the head arching the spine, and bending the knees. SPINNING TOP: With the arms

at the sides, lie on your back.

Draw the

by a movemen

around either way.

SPIRAL: This is very effective.

head. Take a deep breath, and revolve rapidly by a slight movement of the bead and waist. Keep lh body as straight as possible. BICYCLE: This is performed just as It sounds. Lie on either side keeping yourself afloat by an underarm movement, and hold tho other arm, crooked, out of the water. The leg drive should be just as though you were padalling a bi-

cycle, and you will go around in a circle. By reversing the movement you can go backward just as easily. SWIMMING WITH HANDS AND FEET TIED: Not easy, but not as difficult as it sounds. With hands and feet tied, throw both arms out of the water, first to right and then to left, sweeping the water back while both feet work on the opposite side. By no means try this trick in water over your head, and never try it unless there are qual

ities life savers standing near and

knees up to the chin andi watching

v ' ' I nil'lkin n ,1 ,i rrt r- i-. ...

iMviiu r n, ii i e uki'jsius i : This is difficult and very effective.

Stand on the edge of the pool and

btart swimming with crawi ro e , Q -using a short doub le k ick, c n the' jnto lhp watpr Ag yourQL

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Christian Science Monitor.

I leg. Then begin revolving, taking

FINE SKETCHES OF ANIMALS MADE BY STONE AGE PEOPLE Sketches of bison and deer which have b?en discovered in rocky caves in various parts of the Spanish hill country and which are thought to have been made by men of the Palaeolithic or Old Stone aerp. nprhans in lO.ftOfl 11. C nri

Kai,i in ho iinomiaiAii in reaHm alternately a forward and a back

freedom and rhvthm as recnrrla nf hand Stroke. Start Slowly, then

animal life. sPepd UP-

REVOLVING STATUE: Also

Like to Live In Tartary? icn0wn as the rolling log. StraighThe alphabets of Ethiopia and j ten out to the floating position, Tartary have 202 letters. and clasp hands, straight above tho

I is In the air let the feet come for

ward, and the anus go back over your head. With the whole body straight, hit the water feet foremost at as much of an angle as possible. K No doubt you can easily invent other ornamental feats in swimming. They are all a matter of practice, and for the spectator, they offer many thrills.

THE DAYS OF REAL SPORT

By Briggs

The Short Story, Jr.

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Th'GHT HAWK. :. -S

In Mother's Things Luetic and her cousin Georgine were up In the attic, finding something to dress up in. "Here's a funny old dress," said Cucile, and she promptly put it on. Then Bhe did her hair up in a twist, pinning the curls on top of her head. "My goodness," gasped Georgine, "You look like a picture lady for sure, Lucile." "Let's go down in the orchard and pretend we're great ladies walking in the park," suggested Lucile.

"We wouldn't dare," said Georgine. "Suppose, mother'd find us.' "Oh well," said Lucile, "I d be the one to get the scolding anyway. What do you care?" This was true. Since the death of Lucile's father and mother, she had lived with her aunt. She was not one too many In an already large family, but her aunt declared she was morfc trouble than all of them put together. Lucile was dreamy, impractical, and fond of dressing up and "play-acting," which was a great trial to her aunt. Lucile airily held up her dress, and the two of them went out to the orchard. Lucile let her dress trail on the grass and walked grandly, while Georgine watched admiringly. "Lucile! You good-for-nothing young one." Both girls stopped, as if frozen, while Lucile's aunt advanced on her threateningly. She seized her by the arm and wai about to drag her angrily to the house, when a big car drove around the corner right by the orchard and

stopped.

"Emily!" gasped a gray-haired

man in the front seat.

"This isn't Emily," said Lucile's

aunt crossly. "But that was her mother's name."

"She's the image of her mother."

said the man. "I used to be a great friend of her husband thi.i must be little Lucile, who was a baby then," he got out and came

over to see her more closely. Lucile's aunt invited him somewhat sullenly to come up to the bouse. And he did. And when he left, he carried In the big car a worn